Glove Caddy Assembly With Finger Supports for Airflow Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glove drying devices lack an efficient method to hold and dry multiple gloves while maintaining airflow for effective drying.
Innovation Solution
A glove drying device with a housing and upwardly extending posts, featuring glove engagement members with protruding fingers to separate and dry multiple gloves, allowing airflow through a lattice-structured bottom and perimeter walls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If gloves are placed close together for drying, then space is saved, but airflow is blocked and drying efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The glove holder is divided into multiple fingers (typically five) that separate individual gloves from each other. Each finger acts as an independent support structure, creating channels for airflow between adjacent gloves while maintaining compact overall dimensions. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling both space efficiency and adequate air circulation for drying.
2Ease of manufacture
If the glove holder structure is simplified, then manufacturing cost decreases, but it cannot accommodate various glove sizes effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The glove holder is designed with five fingers of varying lengths to accommodate different glove sizes and types (e.g., adult, child, medical, industrial gloves). The basic finger structure serves multiple functions: supporting the glove, allowing airflow, and adapting to different glove dimensions. This universal design enables a single device to handle various glove sizes without complex adjustments, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and adaptability.
3Strength
If the housing is made solid for structural strength, then durability increases, but airflow through the device is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed with an open lattice or grid structure rather than being completely solid. This porous configuration provides sufficient structural strength to support the glove holder and its contents while simultaneously allowing air to flow through the housing and reach the gloves for effective drying. The open structure resolves the contradiction by enabling both structural integrity and airflow capacity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates efficient drying of gloves by maintaining airflow and accommodating various glove sizes, while allowing for storage of cleaning products within the device.
Implementation Method 1
The bottom and perimeter walls comprise a lattice of rods to allow air to flow through the housing
Implementation Method 2
The protruding members are configured to be extended into one of a plurality of finger sleeves of a glove
Data Source
AI summary
A glove and hand product caddy assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly therefrom. Each of a pair of posts is attached to and extends upwardly from the housing. The posts each have a bottom end and a top end. A pair of glove engagement members is provided. Each of the top ends has one of the glove engagement members attached thereto. The glove engagement members include five protruding members. Each of the protruding members is extendable into one of a plurality of finger sleeves.